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The country’s largest carmaker, Maruti Suzuki India announced that the sales of its popular compact car Swift has crossed the 1 million (10 lakh) mark in India. Maruti had launched the petrol variant of the Swift hatchback in May 2005 and the diesel variant was launched in 2007. Swift is one of the most popular hatchbacks in the country due to its high affordability, fuel efficiency and acceptable performance under local conditions.
Mayank Pareek, Chief Operating Officer of MSI, said "The Maruti Suzuki Swift has been well-received by our patrons. The car is best-known for its design, product quality and brand assurance.” According to Pareek, the A2 plus segment (to which swift belongs) is the largest segment of the Indian car market in terms of value. Pareek claimed, "“The A2 plus segment is a promising part of the total market, with sales of up to 30,000 units a month. The Swift, apart from being the pioneer of the premium hatchback segment, is also one of the largest contributors to its sales, at around 50%."
Maruti Suzuki Swift is also one of the earliest compact cars in India to introduce a diesel variant. Pareek says that the diesel variant of Swift has been a hit among the customers and the ratio of diesel Swift cars sold against the petrol cars is 60:40 on a cumulative basis. Pareek said that Swift has done extremely well despite of the car industry in the country facing one of its toughest times at the moment because of the rising fuel prices and increase in the price of components which results in lower demand.
Pareek said, "While the industry, up to October this year, has declined by around 4.7%, the Swift sales have gone up by a whopping 18%." He added that the demand for the car has not declined despite of the labour issues at the Swift's home plant which is situated at Manesar. He claimed that the company has a capacity to produce 20,000 units per month at Manesar which is sufficient to fulfil the demand. Maruti Suzuki India is also said to be working on a left-hand-drive configuration of the Swift hatchback. The details are not revealed yet but we'll keep you updated on this one.
Hyundai Motor India, today launched the automatic version of its Grand i10 in India, and the price starts at Rs 5.64 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).
Hyundai has launched two variants of Grand i10 with automatic transmission :
Grand Sportz AT -- Rs 5.64 Lakh
Grand Asta AT -- Rs 5.92 lakh
The automatic transmission unit is a 4-speed box & it is assumed to be the same as that in i20. The same 1.2-liter Kappa2 engine with dual VTVT producing 85 bhp and 11.6 kgm of torque powers the car. The ARAI rated fuel efficiency for the Grand i10 auto is not disclosed as of yet.
Hyundai Motor India Senior Vice President (Sales & Marketing), Rakesh Srivastava said, "We have conducted many product clinics and due to positive customer feedback the automatic transmission in Grand is introduced. The Grand automatic transmission further improves our value proposition offering smooth and effortless driving for customers."
The Grand i10 AT competes with hatchbacks such as the Honda Brio AT, Maruti Ritz AT and Nissan Micra CVT.
The company says that Grand i10 has received more than 20,000 bookings since its launch in September this year.
Many of you might be thinking that which is the world's most expensive car ? Here is the answer.... The world's most expensive car is the Lamborghini Aventador which is made with gold and precious gems and it will come with a price tag of 4.6 million pounds when it goes for auction next year.
The smaller prototype of the Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4, which is designed by German engineer Robert Gulpen, is on display in Dubai and it costs 200,000 pounds.
However, a fully-working version of the car will go for auction in 2014 with an estimated price of a whopping 4.6 million pounds.
The prototype car is made of carbon fibre and it is covered in a thin layer of pure gold. The rest of the bodywork contains around 25 kilograms of precious metal and it is carved out of a 500-kilogram block of 22-carat gold.
The full-sized car will have a V12 engine producing 700 bhp.
The car will enter the Guinness Book of World Records under three categories, which includes the most expensive model car, the most secure showcase that features bulletproof windows and the most luxurious logo.